Dear Abby: My best friend is hinting we should be a couple, but I won’t date her
A longtime friend who once dated the writer is hinting they should be a couple, but the writer says they don’t want a romantic relationship.
DEAR ABBY: I met “Maureen” 25 years ago, and we dated for a few months. Since then, we have remained friends in loose contact, married to and then divorced from other partners. Four years ago, we began talking and socializing more often.
I have made it clear that I’m not interested in a dating or romantic relationship. In fact, I stopped dating nine years ago. I have never been able to make a romantic relationship work successfully. We live in different states but talk and text daily. We also vacation together, and I consider her to be a best friend.